Financial Independence: The Utility of Import-Export

Financial Independence: The Utility of Import-Export

Note: The following is an article by TVP host, Kyle Rearden, published on his blog, The Last Bastille.  “I often encourage folks who are preparedness-minded to develop a second income stream with a home-based business. Once you have that business started, then start another one…[a] successfully recession-proof home-based business is…

The Philosophy of Vonu (TVP Season 1 Overview)

The Philosophy of Vonu (TVP Season 1 Overview)

“The ethical principal of non-coercion can be stated: One should not initiate the use of physical force against a volitional being or against property created or acquired through voluntary consent. Many people espouse this principle.” -Rayo ~~~ For this first season of The Vonu Podcast, Shane Radliff and I focused…

Libertarians & Authoritarians: Defined & Explained

Libertarians & Authoritarians: Defined & Explained

Note: The following is an article by TVP host, Kyle Rearden, published on his blog, The Last Bastille.  Today’s article is a redux of Rayo’s “Libertarians & Coercivists,” which was originally published in the third issue of Eleutherian Forum on January 16th of 1967. It has been mirrored since then,…

TVP #9: A Primer on the Servile Society

TVP #9: A Primer on the Servile Society

On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle discuss three concepts Rayo formulated, namely: Servile Society: A servile society could be defined as one that does not respect self-ownership or individual liberty, but rather heralds the supremacy of government and authority; in other words, it upholds the collective…